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Created by Republic Polytechnic student Vivian Ong, the drawings depict education, defence, and public housing through the eyes of a young girl. 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They left the creative aspect solely to Miss Ong, who was selected by her polytechnic to be part of the project.  \nThe final-year student from the School of Technology for the Arts said that her drawings were motivated by manga, or Japanese cartoon and comics.  \n'Illustrations are a friendly approach to tell people why they have to pay taxes. The illustrations cannot be too dull or boring and must include some fun elements,' she said.  \nThe illustrations centred on education, defence and public housing because they fall under the two main sectors of the Government's expenditure - the Social Development Sector and the Security and External Relations Sector.  \nIras collected about $29.9 billion in the 2009/2010 financial year. Taxes collected by Iras will form 76 per cent of the Government's operating revenue.  \nIn 2009, the Social Development Sector formed the bulk of the government expenditure, accounting for $18.1 billion or 41.5 per cent of government spending.  \nSome ministries under the Social Development Sector include Education, Health and National Development.  \nThe Security and External Relations Sector, which comprises ministries such as Defence, accounted for $14.9 billion or 34.3 per cent of the Government's expenditure in 2009.  \nDr Gillian Koh of the Institute of Policy Studies said that the illustrations will give citizens a sense of how public funds are used.  \n'Citizens must trust, too, that all revenues channelled into the Consolidated Fund will be spent appropriately on a range of programmes,' said Dr Koh.  \n'It's not practicable to ask that revenue from car ownership be spent directly and only on roads, for instance.'  \nSingaporeans will receive the envelopes with the illustrations in three periods of the year. For this month, about 900,000 letters depicting how taxes are used for education will be sent out.  \nBatches with the second and third illustrations will be sent out in May and November respectively.  \nLawyer Derrick Wong, 61, said that the project is a 'nice reminder' for Singaporeans.  \nHe said: 'I am pleasantly surprised by the simplicity of the message that drives home the wholesome objective of why we all pay taxes.'","cbCaibtNVExBCIIZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibtNVExBCIIZ","pdf",14286,"English","# Project overview\n## Illustration design and intent\n# Focus areas of tax spending\n## Education, defence and public housing\n# Data points and rollout timeline","[{\"question\":\"What is the main goal of the envelope illustration project?\",\"answer\":\"To help taxpayers better understand how their tax dollars are used, while also thanking them for their contributions.\"},{\"question\":\"Who created the illustrations and what influenced the style?\",\"answer\":\"Republic Polytechnic student Vivian Ong created the drawings, and her motivation included manga-style (Japanese cartoon and comics) elements.\"},{\"question\":\"Which areas of government spending are illustrated and why?\",\"answer\":\"Education, defence, and public housing are illustrated because they belong to two major government expenditure sectors: Social Development and Security and External Relations.\"},{\"question\":\"When will Singaporeans receive the envelopes?\",\"answer\":\"Envelopes are sent in three periods: about 900,000 for education this month, with the second and third illustration batches sent in May and November.\"}]","Creative way to keep taxpayers in the picture - Illustration envelopes explain tax use | PDF"]